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October in Missoula County means one thing to most people … tax bills! Hopefully, that’s not actually the case for most people, but in the Clerk and Treasurer’s Office, it certainly is. Throughout August and September, local taxing jurisdictions – which, in addition to the county, include local school, fire and other special districts − finalize their budgets and determine the amount of tax dollars they’ll need to levy to fund those budgets. They submit these numbers to the Missoula County Finance Department, whose staff work with the Montana...
MISSOULA - As the Clerk and Treasurer for Missoula County, I have had a front seat to the governing style of Missoula County Commissioner Stacy Rye. In her short time on the County Commission, Stacy has been a fierce advocate for open and transparent government. This hasn’t earned her any friends but it should earn her your vote. Without meaningful public access to county government, public decisions are made in a vacuum. Ultimately, the citizens of Missoula County are the ones that are hurt. To be clear, I don’t believe that anything nef...
